Bearden: Three Months On: The Rolling Fork Tornado
“What is emerging in Rolling Fork is a story of both optimism and uncertainty. Can this community, which was already struggling, come back?”
Willy Bearden
Willy Bearden is a filmmaker, photographer, author and producer. His documentary films include Visualizing the Blues, The Story of Cotton, A History of Memphis Garage Bands, Overton Park, Elmwood Cemetery and many others.
There are 4 articles by Willy Bearden :
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July 2023
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Guest Columnists
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April 2023
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Guest Columnists Willy Bearden: Dispatch from Rolling Fork
“The sound of Rolling Fork was the sharp drone of chainsaws as volunteers with equipment went house-to-house, cutting and dragging debris out to where it could be picked up.”
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Guest Columnists Willy Bearden: The last episode from Rolling Fork, for now
“As bad as it was last Saturday morning, it’s bound to get worse for my hometown. Nothing is working the way it should ... And it was already a town in the vice grip of extreme poverty.”
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March 2023
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Guest Columnists Of small towns and tragedies: Memories of Rolling Fork before the tornado
“I’m from Rolling Fork, Mississippi, in what I like to call the Deep Delta. It is the place that made me. It is the place that gave me the confidence to do all the things I’ve dreamed of and accomplished.”
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